TY - BOOK
T1 - ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
T2 - Summary of Briefs and Statements Submitted to the Tribunal
AU - Abdelsalam, Ahmed Mohammed
AU - Ahmed, Sabah
AU - Alarcon, Maria Jose
AU - Antonopoulos, Irene
AU - Bañuelos, Jorge Alejandro Carrillo
AU - Berros, Valeria
AU - Castellanos, Juan Sebastián
AU - Chatzinikola-Iliopoulos, Asteropi
AU - Gupta, Moumita Das
AU - De Spiegeleir, Antoine
AU - Mballa, Fernand Guevara Mekongo
AU - John-Pierre, Millie
AU - Kiechle, Isabella
AU - Lemaire, Jan-Baptist
AU - Meckievi, Sol
AU - Mutsios-Ramsay, Milagros
AU - Nishikawa, Grace
AU - Urzola, Natalia
AU - Jegede, Ademola Oluborode
AU - Wadiwala, Zunaida Moosa
A2 - Tigre, Maria Antonia
A2 - Silverman-Roati, Korey
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - This report provides a summary of the briefs and statements submitted to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in response to the Co-Chairs of Commission of Small Island States (COSIS)’ request for an advisory opinion on climate change-related legal questions. The central issue before the ITLOS is whether State Parties to UNCLOS have specific obligations regarding the prevention, reduction, and control of marine environmental pollution stemming from climate change, as well as the protection and preservation of the marine environment concerning climate change impacts. While States and civil society organizations have put forward a variety of arguments in their briefs and statements, they mostly relate to three pivotal aspects of international maritime law: (i) ITLOS’ jurisdiction and ability to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, (ii) the definition of marine pollution under UNCLOS, and (iii) the responsibilities of States in the context of climate change under the UNCLOS.
AB - This report provides a summary of the briefs and statements submitted to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in response to the Co-Chairs of Commission of Small Island States (COSIS)’ request for an advisory opinion on climate change-related legal questions. The central issue before the ITLOS is whether State Parties to UNCLOS have specific obligations regarding the prevention, reduction, and control of marine environmental pollution stemming from climate change, as well as the protection and preservation of the marine environment concerning climate change impacts. While States and civil society organizations have put forward a variety of arguments in their briefs and statements, they mostly relate to three pivotal aspects of international maritime law: (i) ITLOS’ jurisdiction and ability to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, (ii) the definition of marine pollution under UNCLOS, and (iii) the responsibilities of States in the context of climate change under the UNCLOS.
UR - https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climate_change/208/
M3 - Report
BT - ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
PB - Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law (Colombia Law School)
ER -